The Hilarity of GTA IV: Something to Hold You Over

Hello, beloved readers! I've found it difficult to line up a proper interview with that slippery Argonian, City-Swimmer, for my next biographical piece, so here's an amusing bit of ridiculosity to keep you going through the relentless struggle that is the week....

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We Dare Trailer Drives Blogger To Comtemplate Suicide

Look, I don't usually post things like this. For years we've had Wii lifestyle trailers shoved down our throats to the point where I can just kind of ignore them. But just now, I have seen something so horrifying, so unholy, that I just had to post it here. Misery loves company and misery will probably never leave me after this. You've been warned. In the words of Cecil from FFIV, "WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?" To my friends on the O and E team, I might not make it. This trailer has driven me to the point where life seems meaningless. I'm trying to fight the urge to just end it all, but I may fail. Just remember that I tried. I love you...

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New Official Gameplay Trailer for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Released!

Bethesda has released a thoroughly epic new trailer for Skyrim, further heightening my already pretty ridiculous excitement about this game. Check it out!! Seriously. It will be the best thing since Jesus. Or any other religious figure (gotta be pc)... Look at the gameplay! It is just so pretty :D...

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Gears of War 3: Officially Confirmed To Launch On September 20th

Initially Microsoft told all the fans eager to finish Epic's epic saga that we would be diving head first into the game, which takes place 18 months after the events of Gears of War 2, sometime in April. Our desires to find out who the Lambet really are, and see how the new human stronghold on the island of Vectes stood against the Locust horde, were crushed when the world was informed that the game would be delayed until some arbitrary fall time (September...ish... Microsoft does like September after all). Well, after several months of "uhhh.. okay so when..?" Microsoft announced that GoW3 will officially launch on September 20th, 2011. The...

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Dead Space 2: Severed DLC

What's this!? What's this!? I can't believe my eyes! What's this!? More Dead Space on the rise...

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Vietnam Ministry Of Information and Communication Tries To Stop Late Night Gaming

For all the complaining I do about American culture, pretty much all culture really, there are moments when I'm reminded that I'm lucky to live here, especially when it comes to gaming rights. True, there is some dumbass Supreme Court stuff going on right now, but at least I don't live in a country that actively censors games (I'm not going to name names). While that isn't exactly part of the issue here, at least as far as I know (I don't know how entertainment media is dealt with in Vietnam), we don't exactly have this problem either.But seriously, these guys can go to hell.According to vietnamnews.vnanet.vn (did I get that right?), the Ministry...

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*Actual* 3DS Launch List

If you pre-ordered your 3DS, you probably had a similar experience to the one me and Chris had. Sweet you preserved a 3DS says the sales clerk, who then proceeds to tell you how you should pre-order the games you want, because if you don't you might not get it, because they often don't get many new releases shipped in great quantity (you are stupid for that, GameStop. I can say that, I used to work there... that is how it works right?) so you might as well reserve it otherwise, you might not get it! Well okay sure whatever, show me the list, says I. Oh... cool... nothing I actually want comes out until... well later... so, on day one, here is...

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Happy Belated Birthday, Link!

Yesterday we celebrated 25 years of one of the greatest franchises of all time, the Legend of Zelda. Between the lot of us, the hours poured into the series are probably uncountable. However, nothing I say can possibly do this piece of amazingness justice, so I'll just say it was drawn by Japanese artist ag+ and it might, no, IS the greatest fan-art in the history of forever. Happy birthday, Link!(Guess what!? The picture was too big! So here's a link to one of my favorite sites that has a good picture of i...

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Marvel Vs Capcom 3 (Viewtiful!)

Guy’s love fighting games...I am not sure why this is but it IS and undeniable truth of the world. ( Much like the fact that Michael Jackson liked little children.) Perhaps it is the idea of getting to beat each other senseless without having to do any work at all or maybe….just maybe….it is the large bouncy breast that every fighting game developer slaps on the chicks. I mean with breast’s that perfectly obey the laws of physics it is unreasonable to expect even the most chaste of men play the game with both hands. Now moving on from my sexist rant ^^ let us now discuss the merit of this wonderful title. Marvel vs Capcom is part...

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TheOandE Episode 3!

Hey everyone! It's podcast three! Sorry it took so long to get it up, we have just been really busy. First off, understand this is really just sort of an interim thing, we didn't really have the time to do a full cast, so this one will sound a little lower in quality (cause it is) and will be loud at some points. Our headsets kept doing funny things. Anywho, here you are!Episode 3Least and Most favorite moments-Dying in Wow-Heavy RainRandom News-RAGE-Dead IslandActivision raging.Dead Space2 funRandom random random off topic hilarityMarvel vs Capcom 3The Lik...

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Dragon Age II Rise to Power

O Dragon age how I loathe the, with your uncanny ability to give the player the life changing decisions five minutes into the game. Oh how I enjoyed walking out of the first town only to realize that I had missed two party members that could not be reclaimed. It was as if Bioware came from the sky and backhanded me for not being the ever vigilant rpg junky that talks to every person in the town before leaving. It was as if they actually wanted to player to read all the script they spent years writing and not simply run through the game loping off the head of every man, monster and unsuspecting nun you saw. Well Bioware if you wanted...

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The Elitist's Least Favorite Video Game Moments: Pikmin

Go forth, and conquer. Go forth.. and die. Woa, this is random. Your friend is really stretching here; however when I think about this moment happening it never fails to make me really sad, and really mad. I become sad, mad; despondent and displeased; lugubrious and tumultuous; somber and... well you know....

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The Outlaw's Favorite Game Moments: Brutal Legend DECAPITATIOOOOOON

*Thar be spoilarz*Oh Tim Schafer, you ridiculous, wonderful man. Only you would think to make an entire video game based around a parody of all things metal. Whether it be actual stars of metal, like Ozzy or Lemmy, playing major roles, landmarks that are based on famous album covers, or a complete kick in the pants to emo/goth music, the game had it all. Even some stuff no one wanted like the unfitting RTS segments, or an ending that's a bit rushed. But i can look past that stuff, Timothy, because I love you and your Psychonauts-thinking-up brain. Besides, Brutal Legend is hilarious. And that's why I bring it up this morning.While Jack Black...

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New Rage Trailer Gives Us A Glimps Of The Wasteland

Rage is something I've been looking forward to for a while. Not just because I'm itching to play a new Id game, but due to the fact that I absolutely love post-apocalypticish/western games. That's why I loved New Vegas so much more than Fallout 3. Not to mention that it's looking absolutely amazing on the new Id-tech 5 engine. Mutants, firearms, remote controlled death: It's like they threw New Vegas, Mad Max, and Borderlands into a giant vat and made delicious goodness with it.Western-style Sheriff. I'm sold.Way to go Bethesda. You're publishing two great looking FPS's and developing the most wanted RPG of the year. Hope you're proud... ...

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Dead Island Comes Out Of Nowhere With An Amazing Trailer

As I was looking around the internet this morning to avoid looking over more Supreme Court cases I came across a trailer for a game that I had, up until now, never heard of before. It's called Dead Island and from what I understand, it's supposed to be like Left 4 Dead meets Dead Rising... with an open-world... and RPG elements. Needless to say I am excited. But beyond that, the trailer is pretty amazin...

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The Elitist's Favorite Video Game Moments: Heavy Rain

If concentrated bad-ass-ery makes you sick or uncomfortable, you should just leave now. In the effort of serving our ever favorite Hilarity, we (the OandE) bought and played through Heavy Rain when it was released expecting to the just tease and tear the game apart. There is no way it is going to be any good, come one, an artsy game? Seriously. We could not have been more wrong. If you can find one thing about this clip that isn't competely and utterly awesome you let me know, because you may have broken one of the Three Laws of Looking Like a Complete and Total BAMF. Minor spoilers.. sort of. So yea. There ya go. Not really much one can...

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The Outlaw's Least Favorite Game Moments: Dying in WoW

Death. It's something we all have to face eventually. We fear it because we don't know what lies beyond the mortal realm. It could be a place of infinite paradise. It could hold unspeakable horrors for those of us who find evil to be a valid past-time. We might all come back as ghosts, or not at all. But one thing is for certain; it kind of sucks.Also, in real life, death will never be as epic as this:Bees... My God...This is not always the case in video games. Sure, in some cases death might hold dire consequences. You might have to start the stage over again, or even worse, watch a minute long death sequence *cough*Too Human*cough*. But, in...

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The Scariest Rumor EVER!

Before you read this I want you to take a deep breath and relax. Tell yourself that this is only a rumor and so far has not been confirmed. Repeat this to yourself several times. Now, I don't want to freak you out or anything, dear reader, but a senior games executive has apparently told MCV that "there are very strong rumors amongst people at a very senior level within the global business" that Activision is taking interest in acquiring publisher Take-Two.If the name of that company sounds familiar it's because they are the ones who publish FREAKING GRAND THEFT AUTO! If Activision does go through with this they will attain the publishing rights...

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Halo Reach Defiant Map Pack

Oh boy oh boy oh boy, do we love us some Halo. The Noble map pack came out just in time to re-spark the multiplayer love, and just as I was starting to get used to the beautiful new maps from Noble, Bungie does what they do best which is making me love them more. The Defiant Map Pack will include two new "big maps" (suitable for big team battle and the like) and one new Firefight map. The pack will also come with new achievements (which can add 150G for you achievement whores).  It will be available in march for 800 points (10 bucks). Soooooo a lot of this we knew, but now we have officially released screen shots and video! Enjoy, baby birds!  These...

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The Elitist: The Very Embodiment of High Society

“Ah yes, my life story,” begins The Elitist, taking a small sip from a glass of the finest brandy. “Your sort is always asking about that. ‘Just how powerful are you? How did you get to where you are now?’ Blah, blah, blah. Your proletarian curiosity is so incredibly dull. I shall, however, indulge you this once. I’m in a favourable mood...

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Happy Valentine's Day... From Valve

As I have been in a relationship for the past three Valentine's Days only to be single on this one, I was planning on doing nothing but staying inside and drinking until I forgot which day it was. Not that that's different from most days (har har). Hey, I'm not an alcoholic I'm a college student.Too be honest, though, neither my past significant others or myself have ever really cared for the holiday. I never really understood the idea that we should show extra conditional love only one day out of the year. Plus, it's a holiday created by greeting card companies and blah blah blah. Anyway, Valve has once again managed to make my cynical mind...

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Elder Scrolls V Screenshots!

Woot! Our first screenshot article! OK, so screenshots are not that exciting, but this is Elder Scrolls we're talking about. This is the game that has every single O and E writer excited. Not just because we love the series, but because we're very interested to see how the next one is different from the others. I mean, let us be completely honest with each other, many of the character models in Oblivion looked like playdoh models of people with down-syndrome. While you can look to the previous article to see a discussion over gameplay, it is here you can take a look at some shiny pictures. Hell, you could even read both articles at once and it...

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Elder Scroll V Skyrim (What Bethseda is doing so right)

Elder Scrolls…the vast seemingly limitless world of middle earth proportions. Where around every corner of this world there is either cult of dark worshipers or an adorable kitten waiting to be slaughtered by your giant glowing sword of doom, darkness and rainbows. (Hey I like rainbows…specially the double ones!) The game’s bread and butter is without a doubt it’s openness, breathtaking randomness and alternate quest lines. Which, to those of you that like to comprehend the story is about as clear and well developed as a 2 year old trying to explain to you why he has a quarter lodged in his inner ear. Overall the game is a wonderful...

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New XBLA Zombie Survial Game. Zombies Zombies Zombies!

We love us some Zombie games. Always have, and I'm pretty sure we always will. Microsoft Game Studios and Undead Labs are joining forces to create an online Zombie survival game. The game, currently labeled Class3 is going to be quite a challenge for the developers. They have huge visions, and they want this game too be more than a simple online run and gun. This XBLA project is going to push the limits and change the way we think about an online game. The producers don't want this to be your typical kill this, get this go here, do this; they have ideas much bigger than that. In the developers blog, he goes on to say that this is going to be...

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